Music Post: Asap Rocky

 Rakim Mayers known for his stage name Asap Rocky, he is  a new wave rapper, who has become one of hip hops new greatest stars. He incorporates his love for high fashion and his native harlem style into his songs. Rakim had a rough beginning growing up between harlem and the bronx in and out of shelters with his mother, his father in and out of jail and his brother was killed on his block all at the age of 12. This tough start inspired him and gave him the drive to take rapping seriously and become an icon in the rap industry. His chance came finally when he joined Asap Mob and was given the name Asap Rocky!
His music is inspired by a lot of old school hip hop artist such as Mob Deep, Wu Tang Clan, Three 6 Mafia and more !

Upcoming Movie

From the directors of Superbad and Pinapple Express, there is a new upcoming comedy called This Is The End, Starring movie actors such as James Franco, Seth Rogan, Danny Mcbride, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson and Jay Baruchel. In which they play themselves at a party at James Francos house, but then there's an explosion and everyone rushes outside and there are alien spaceships blowing things up and its basically the end of the world and these 6 guys end up together against the aliens ! This movie is set to release june 12th, 2013. 

TooFly Interview

Maria “TOOFLY” Castillo is a Graffiti Artist that my group and I interviewed for our film, she started writing Graffiti at a young age developing her own hand style and 'TooFly' characters. Her work soon blossomed on various graffiti black books, allowing her skills to be recognized by writers across the five boroughs. She has also done a few pieces on the RoofTop in the recent years, she also has her own online shop where you can buy limited amounts of her art work and merchandise that she sells. 

http://www.tooflynyc.com/life/history/